Waste disposal system and waste receiver for receiving and disposing of pharmaceutical waste material

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11845116-B2
Application number	US-202217662879-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 11, 2022
Priority date	Jun 30, 2017
Publication date	Dec 19, 2023
Grant date	Dec 19, 2023

Abstract

A waste receiver for receiving pharmaceutical waste material and adapted to be releasably secured to a fixed surface is disclosed. The waste receiver comprises a receiver body with a fluid absorber and a chemical composition disposed within the receiver body. The receiver body defines an opening for receiving the pharmaceutical waste material and comprises an inner surface defining a container volume in fluid communication with the opening, and an outer surface opposite the inner surface with the outer surface defining a lock passageway through the receiver body and a keyway comprising a portion of the lock passageway. The lock passageway is adapted to receive a locking assembly and the keyway is adapted to receive an engagement feature of the locking assembly to releasably secure the waste receiver to the locking assembly in a single orientation. The waste receiver also comprises a cover adapted to be coupled with the receiver body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A waste receiver for receiving pharmaceutical waste material and adapted to be releasably secured to a fixed surface, said waste receiver comprising:
a receiver body defining an opening for receiving the pharmaceutical waste material and comprising an inner surface defining a container volume in fluid communication with the opening, and an outer surface opposite the inner surface with the outer surface defining a lock passageway through the receiver body and separate from the opening, and a keyway comprising a portion of the lock passageway, wherein the lock passageway is adapted to receive a locking assembly and the keyway is adapted to receive an engagement feature of the locking assembly to releasably secure the waste receiver to the locking assembly in a single orientation;
a fluid absorber disposed within the receiver body;
a chemical composition disposed within the receiver body; and
a cover adapted to be coupled with the receiver body over the opening to seal the pharmaceutical waste material within the container volume for disposal of the waste receiver;
wherein the inner and outer surfaces form a front wall, a rear wall opposite the front wall, and opposing sidewalls extending between the front and rear walls with the front wall defining an aperture, and the rear wall defining another aperture with the apertures defining a portion of the lock passageway.

2. The waste receiver of claim 1 , wherein the receiver body surrounds the lock passageway.

3. The waste receiver of claim 1 , wherein each of the apertures is oblong in shape to further facilitate securing the waste receiver to the locking assembly in the single orientation.

4. The waste receiver of claim 3 , wherein the waste receiver further comprises a cover retention feature coupled to the front wall of the receiver body and sized to removably receive the cover.

5. The waste receiver of claim 1 , further comprising an indicator coupled to the receiver body and positioned to be in contact with the pharmaceutical waste material when a level of the pharmaceutical waste material is above a predetermined level to provide visual indication of the level of the pharmaceutical waste material within the container volume.

6. The waste receiver of claim 1 , further comprising a viewing port through the receiver body and positioned to provide visual indication of a level of the pharmaceutical waste material within the container volume.

7. The waste receiver of claim 1 , further comprising a diverter coupled to the receiver body and disposed within the opening with the diverter comprising a solid receiver guide adapted to direct a solid phase of the pharmaceutical waste material to a solid waste volume, and a liquid receiver guide adapted to direct a liquid phase of the pharmaceutical waste material to a liquid waste volume separate from the solid waste volume.

8. The waste receiver of claim 7 , further comprising a cutting element coupled to the solid receiver guide with the cutting element positioned to cut the solid phase pharmaceutical waste material being directed through the solid receiver guide.

9. The waste receiver of claim 8 , further comprising a pushing member movably disposed within the solid receiver guide and adapted to facilitate insertion of the solid phase pharmaceutical waste material through the solid receiver guide and engagement of the solid phase pharmaceutical waste material with the cutting element.

10. A waste receiver for receiving pharmaceutical waste material and adapted to be releasably secured to a fixed surface, said waste receiver comprising:
a receiver body defining an opening for receiving the pharmaceutical waste material and comprising an inner surface defining a container volume in fluid communication with the opening, and an outer surface opposite the inner surface with the outer surface defining a lock passageway through the receiver body and separate from the opening, and a keyway comprising a portion of the lock passageway, wherein the lock passageway is adapted to receive a locking assembly and the keyway is adapted to receive an engagement feature of the locking assembly to releasably secure the waste receiver to the locking assembly in a single orientation;
a fluid absorber disposed within the receiver body;
a chemical composition disposed within the receiver body;
a cover adapted to be coupled with the receiver body over the opening to seal the pharmaceutical waste material within the container volume for disposal of the waste receiver; and
a diverter coupled to the receiver body and disposed within the opening with the diverter comprising a solid receiver guide adapted to direct a solid phase of the pharmaceutical waste material to a solid waste volume, and a liquid receiver guide adapted to direct a liquid phase of the pharmaceutical waste material to a liquid waste volume separate from the solid waste volume.

11. The waste receiver of claim 10 , further comprising a cutting element coupled to the solid receiver guide with the cutting element positioned to cut the solid phase pharmaceutical waste material being directed through the solid receiver guide.

12. The waste receiver of claim 11 , further comprising a pushing member movably disposed within the solid receiver guide and adapted to facilitate insertion of the solid phase pharmaceutical waste material through the solid receiver guide and engagement of the solid phase pharmaceutical waste material with the cutting element.

13. A waste receiver for receiving pharmaceutical waste material and adapted to be releasably secured to a fixed surface, said waste receiver comprising:
a receiver body defining an opening for receiving the pharmaceutical waste material and comprising an inner surface defining a container volume in fluid communication with the opening, and an outer surface opposite the inner surface with the outer surface defining a lock passageway through the receiver body and separate from the opening, and a keyway comprising a portion of the lock passageway and extending transversely away from the lock passageway and through the receiver body to define a channel different than the lock passageway in the receiver body, wherein the lock passageway is adapted to receive a locking assembly and the keyway is adapted to receive an engagement feature of the locking assembly to releasably secure the waste receiver to the locking assembly in a single orientation;
a fluid absorber disposed within the receiver body;
a chemical composition disposed within the receiver body;
a cover adapted to be coupled with the receiver body over the opening to seal the pharmaceutical waste material within the container volume for disposal of the waste receiver.

14. The waste receiver of claim 13 , wherein the receiver body surrounds the lock passageway.

15. The waste receiver of claim 13 wherein the inner and outer surfaces form a front wall, a rear wall opposite the front wall, and opposing sidewalls extending between the front and rear walls with the front wall defining an aperture, and the rear wall defining another aperture with the apertures defining a portion of the lock passageway.

16. The waste receiver of claim 15 , wherein each of the apertures is oblong in shape to further facilitate securing the waste receiver to the locking assembly in the single orientation.

17. The waste receiver of claim 16 , wherein the waste receiver further comprises a cover retention feature coupled to the front wall of the receiver body and sized to removably receive the cover.

18. The waste receiver of claim 13 ,

Assignees

• Stryker Corp

Inventors

• Vanderwoude Brian James
• Maness David A
• Ulmer Bryan Matthew
• Meyer Dennis
• Wade Lucas
• Myers Stephen
• Castillo Logan
• Benoit Heather

Classifications

• B09B2101/65

  Medical waste · CPC title

• B09B3/35 Primary

  Shredding, crushing or cutting · CPC title

• B09B3/0075 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• A61B50/36

  for collecting or disposing of used articles · CPC title

• A61B50/362

  for sharps · CPC title